Graduate program contacts
Contact us for any questions you may have about the programs we offer in the Department of Sociology.
Current graduate students
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
Everything you need to know as a graduate student at the University of Calgary
Financial
Graduate fees and funding
Understand your general fees and learn about funding available.
Awards and scholarships
Find the awards and scholarships that apply to you and learn how and when to apply.
Graduation requirements
Convocation
Congratulations! You are approaching the final step of your study. Thesis-based and course-based students will need to complete different tasks in order to graduate. Ensure you have completed all the requirements for your degree.
Where do I get information about convocation?
Visit the Convocation office for more information.
Graduate student news and publications
New Article on Chinatowns and Cultural Trauma Published in American Sociological Review
The article examines how the urban environment preserves traces of past events and makes them salient to contemporary communities
Doctoral candidate Jay Cavanagh recognized as a 2025 Killam Scholar
Jay Cavanagh’s research interrogates how clinical decision-making is shaped by knowledge, institutional culture and power
Naima Noor receives Regional Award and becomes one of the finalists for the 2026 McCall MacBain Scholarship!
Sociology honours student among the 91 finalists for the 2026 McCall MacBain Scholarship at McGill University.
Celebrating 2025 Killam Award recipients in the Faculty of Arts
Advancing knowledge and leadership through distinguished scholarship
Observing the world through invisible graffiti
UCalgary student Amber Skye Beaulieu’s summer project sparks passion for research
Sociology graduate student Riann Lognon receives CSA Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award!
Riann Lognon, a dedicated graduate student in sociology, has been honored with the prestigious CSA Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award for her outstanding contributions to applied research and community engagement.